If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent way too many late nights in the Lands Between, getting absolutely bodied by Malenia’s Waterfowl Dance and wondering, “Okay, but could Radahn actually take her in a rematch?” Well, wonder no more, my fellow Tarnished, because I’ve done the deep dive into modded battle royales, lore scraps, and sheer gut instinct to bring you the definitive demigod power ranking as of 2026. Spoiler alert: it’s not even close at the top, and some of these so-called deities are basically just walking L’s.

First off, let’s address the lumbering rot-monster in the room. Malenia, the Goddess of Rot, is hands down the most terrifying thing FromSoftware has ever unleashed. She’s optional for a reason—she’d straight-up delete the main quest if she felt like it. Yeah, yeah, I know lore says she and Radahn fought to a stalemate during the Shattering, but let’s be real: she bloomed her Scarlet Aeonia right in his face and then passed out while he turned into a mindless munching zombie. That’s not a draw; that’s her hitting the nuclear button and him surviving by sheer gigachad energy, but not winning. In every single modded showdown I’ve seen—shoutout to Garden of Eyes for blessing us with those battle royales—Malenia consistently mops the floor with Radahn, Morgott, and pretty much anyone dumb enough to walk into her arena. Her health steal is just cracked; she could facetank a meteor and still walk away with full HP. Put her in a 1v1 against any other demigod, and I’m betting my entire stash of Rune Arcs on her. Even in 2026, when every speedrunner and their grandmother has a “no-hit” video, Malenia still reigns supreme. She is, quite simply, Her.

But here’s where it gets spicy: Mohg, the Lord of Blood, is a sneaky second. On paper, you might think he’s just the creepy guy in a bathrobe who kidnapped Miquella (more on that comatose egg-boy later). However, those modded group fights reveal a bloodthirsty monster who leans hard into AoE attacks and bleeds everyone dry while they’re busy wailing on each other. I nearly choked on my coffee when I saw him clinch two out of the total victories in the battle royale mods, often outlasting Malenia in chaotic group brawls. His ability to spread status effects like a plague makes him the ultimate party crasher—give him some room to cast, and he’ll turn the arena into a scene straight out of a horror movie. Still, in a pure duel, he falls just short of Malenia because she can out-heal his bleed procs. It’s a “so close yet so far” situation, but I have to hand it to Mohg: the man shows up, and bodies drop.

Third place goes to Rykard, and I can already hear the collective groan of everyone who hates the serpentine gimmick fight. But hear me out—ignore the fact that you can poke him to death with the Serpent-Hunter spear. Lore-wise and mod-wise, Rykard is an absolute unit. He devours champions and just keeps getting bigger. In the Garden of Eyes experiments, he regularly bodies Radahn, which honestly makes sense: what’s a gravity-magic musclehead supposed to do against an immortal, volcano-dwelling god-snake that breathes hellfire? The only reason Rykard doesn’t rank higher is that he’s just too slow; Malenia dances around him and Mohg drains him from range. But if you were to lock them all in a hallway? Rykard would come out smelling like victory—and charred flesh.

Now for the mid-tier heartthrob and heartbreak: Radahn sits at fourth, and I can already feel the fan-boy rage. Yes, he holds back the stars. Yes, he rides a sickly horse named Leonard with more dedication than most marriage vows. But when the mods turned him loose against the others, he just… couldn’t keep up. He crushes Godrick (no big achievement, let’s be honest) and barely squeaks past Morgott, but loses squarely to Mohg, Malenia, and Rykard. At his peak during the Shattering, he was a beast, but the Radahn we face is a scarlet-rotted shell of his former glory. In a fair fight pre-rot? Maybe he cracks top three. As he is now? Fourth feels generous.

Fifth place is Morgott, the Omen King, and I’ve got a soft spot for this dude. He’s got style, he’s got tragic lore, and his holy weapon spam can be a real headache. When pitted against Godrick in fan-made duels, Morgott takes three out of four rounds decisively. But against anyone above him, he folds like a cheap lawn chair. He just lacks that extra oomph—no status effects, no massive AoE—to hang with the big boys. Still, he’s nowhere near as pathetic as…

Sixth place: Godrick the Grafted. Oh, dear Godrick. You are the “before” picture in every demigod workout ad. Every boss ranking mod I’ve watched uses Godrick as a punching bag, and he gets turned into a fine red mist within seconds. He can graft all the dragon heads he wants, but it’s like putting a fancy spoiler on a car with no engine. He’s all bark, no bite, and his only contribution to the ranking is making Morgott look good.

Next up we have the NPCs and lore-only characters, and this is where things get sad. Seventh is Ranni, our favorite four-armed doll. Look, I love her questline, but combat-wise she’s a ghost in a tiny porcelain body. She needs the Tarnished to do everything for her, from slaying shades to fetching rings. Could she take down Godrick with some sorcery? Maybe. But we never see her fight, and she gets slapped around by any of the real bosses. Eighth place goes to Miquella, who has spent the last thousand years as a sleeping beauty inside a Mohg-cocoon. Being in a coma doesn’t exactly scream “battle prowess,” but hey, at least he’s technically alive—which is more than can be said for…

Last, and very much least, Godwyn the Golden. The poor guy is literally dead. A soulless corpse infecting the Erdtree’s roots, and we have absolutely zero feats to judge him by. For all we know, he was a total scrub before the Black Knives got him, or maybe he was the strongest of all. We’ll never know, so into the D-tier he goes, buried under regret and fishy-smelling basements.

So there you have it, folks. Malenia is queen, Mohg is the runner-up who’ll bleed you dry, and the rest are just fighting for scraps. Next time you’re tilting against that winged Valkyrie for the hundredth time, take comfort: it’s not just you. Even demigods fear her. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to put my foolish ambitions to rest. 🌸